Patents by Inventor William Britton

William Britton has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11745781
    Abstract: A child transport carrier includes a lower frame, an upper frame, a rear frame, and a first upper seat support. The lower frame includes a first end and a second end. The upper frame includes a first end and a second end. The rear frame extends from the second end of the lower frame to the second end of the upper frame. The first upper seat support includes a cross-member extending transversely across the first upper seat support and having a first end and a second end. The cross-member is configured to move the first upper seat support between a first seat position and a second seat position. The upper frame extends from an upper end of the rear frame and the lower frame extends from a lower end of the rear frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Thule Sweden AB
    Inventors: Daniel William Britton, Matthew Stengler, Paramjit Singh
  • Publication number: 20230227092
    Abstract: A child transport carrier includes a lower frame, an upper frame, a rear frame, and a first upper seat support. The lower frame includes a first end and a second end. The upper frame includes a first end and a second end. The rear frame extends from the second end of the lower frame to the second end of the upper frame. The first upper seat support includes a cross-member extending transversely across the first upper seat support and having a first end and a second end. The cross-member is configured to move the first upper seat support between a first seat position and a second seat position. The upper frame extends from an upper end of the rear frame and the lower frame extends from a lower end of the rear frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Daniel William BRITTON, Matthew STENGLER, Paramjit SINGH
  • Publication number: 20230055485
    Abstract: A child transport carrier includes a lower frame, an upper frame, a rear frame, and a first upper seat support. The lower frame includes a first end and a second end. The upper frame includes a first end and a second end. The rear frame extends from the second end of the lower frame to the second end of the upper frame. The first upper seat support includes a cross-member extending transversely across the first upper seat support and having a first end and a second end. The cross-member is configured to move the first upper seat support between a first seat position and a second seat position. The upper frame extends from an upper end of the rear frame and the lower frame extends from a lower end of the rear frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Daniel William BRITTON, Matthew Stengler, Paramjit Singh
  • Patent number: 11325633
    Abstract: A child transport carrier includes a lower frame, an upper frame, a rear frame, and a first upper seat support. The lower frame includes a first end and a second end. The upper frame includes a first end and a second end. The rear frame extends from the second end of the lower frame to the second end of the upper frame. The first upper seat support includes a cross-member extending transversely across the first upper seat support and having a first end and a second end. The cross-member is configured to move the first upper seat support between a first seat position and a second seat position. The upper frame extends from an upper end of the rear frame and the lower frame extends from a lower end of the rear frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Thule Sweden AB
    Inventors: Daniel William Britton, Matthew Stengler, Paramjit Singh
  • Publication number: 20190256123
    Abstract: A child transport carrier includes a lower frame, an upper frame, a rear frame, and a first upper seat support. The lower frame includes a first end and a second end. The upper frame includes a first end and a second end. The rear frame extends from the second end of the lower frame to the second end of the upper frame. The first upper seat support includes a cross-member extending transversely across the first upper seat support and having a first end and a second end. The cross-member is configured to move the first upper seat support between a first seat position and a second seat position. The upper frame extends from an upper end of the rear frame and the lower frame extends from a lower end of the rear frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Daniel William BRITTON, Matthew STENGLER, Paramjit SINGH
  • Patent number: 10328965
    Abstract: A passenger transport carrier includes a lower frame having a first end and a second end, and an upper frame having a first channel defined therein, a first end, and a second end. The carrier also includes a rear frame extending from the second end of the lower frame to the second end of the upper frame. The carrier further includes a first upper seat support including a cross-member extending transversely across the carrier and having a first end and a second end, and a first elongate member extending from the first end of the cross-member of the first upper seat support and slidably received within the first channel of the upper frame. The first upper seat support is configured to move between a first seat position and a second seat position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Thule Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel William Britton, Matthew Stengler, Paramjit Singh
  • Publication number: 20170361861
    Abstract: A passenger transport carrier includes a lower frame having a first end and a second end, and an upper frame having a first channel defined therein, a first end, and a second end. The carrier also includes a rear frame extending from the second end of the lower frame to the second end of the upper frame. The carrier further includes a first upper seat support including a cross-member extending transversely across the carrier and having a first end and a second end, and a first elongate member extending from the first end of the cross-member of the first upper seat support and slidably received within the first channel of the upper frame. The first upper seat support is configured to move between a first seat position and a second seat position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Daniel William BRITTON, Matthew STENGLER, Paramjit SINGH
  • Publication number: 20140252749
    Abstract: A front wheel arrangement on a bicycle trailer is provided. The connecting hook is arranged to be rotated on the connecting axis that comprises a locking arrangement for locking the front wheel in an in-use position and in a rest position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: THULE CHILD TRANSPORT SYSTEMS LTD.
    Inventors: Wesley Justin Fleming, Matthew Stengler, Daniel William Britton, Garner Elliot Meszaros, Roberto Berritta, Martin John Behling II, David Anderson
  • Patent number: 8006992
    Abstract: A child transport vehicle including: a frame, displacement means connectable to the frame, and a transport attachment storage system including one or more engagement devices operable and positioned to store an unused transport attachment in an inoperable position on the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Thule Child Transport Systems Ltd.
    Inventor: Daniel William Britton
  • Patent number: 7547029
    Abstract: A child transport vehicle comprising: a vehicle frame; displacement means depending from the frame; a vehicle attachment connector mounted on the vehicle frame and including a vehicle attachment connection site, the connector and the connection site may be configured to facilitate convertibility and usefulness of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: 634182 Alberta Ltd.
    Inventors: Daniel William Britton, Graham Alexander Lemee, Barry Dean Wylant, Antony William Stephen Gellion
  • Publication number: 20080110090
    Abstract: A process for gasification of carbon-containing fuel is taught. The process includes heating carbon-containing fuel in a container, introducing air into the container in controlled quantifies to maintain substoichiometric conditions; removing syngas from the container and, removing slag from the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2006
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventors: Edward Zawadzki, William Britton, Herbert Ligon, Frederick J. Murrell, John Simmons
  • Publication number: 20080067776
    Abstract: A child transport vehicle including: a frame, displacement means connectable to the frame, and a transport attachment storage system including one or more engagement devices operable and positioned to store an unused transport attachment in an inoperable position on the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicant: THE 634182 ALBERTA LTD.
    Inventor: Daniel William Britton
  • Publication number: 20080067787
    Abstract: A child transport vehicle comprising: a vehicle frame; displacement means depending from the frame; a vehicle attachment connector mounted on the vehicle frame and including a vehicle attachment connection site, the connector and the connection site may be configured to facilitate convertibility and usefulness of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicant: THE 634182 ALBERTA LTD.
    Inventors: Daniel William BRITTON, Graham Alexander LEMEE, Barry Dean WYLANT, Antony William Stephen GELLION
  • Publication number: 20070078070
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions comprising a blend of Group II basestocks and low volatility, low viscosity PAO basestocks. The blend is particularly useful for preparing finished lubricants that meet or even exceed the criteria for SAE Grade 0W multi-grade engine oils. The combination of these low volatility, low viscosity PAOs with Group II basestocks provide, in embodiments, the necessary performance criteria in automatic transmission fluids, automotive or industrial gear oils, hydraulic fluids, or any other high performance lubricant requiring a combination of excellent low fluidity and low volatility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2006
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Inventors: Fahimeh Shirazi, William Britton
  • Patent number: 7168761
    Abstract: A child carrier frame includes a lower frame, an upper frame and a frame support. The frame may be adjusted between an upright position, for use, and a folded position. During folding, the carrier frame may be adjusted both to reduce its height and its width, such that a folded size is obtained that is smaller in at least two dimensions than a similar carrier frame folded to reduce only one of its height and width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: 634182 Alberta Ltd.
    Inventors: Daniel William Britton, Imad Assaf
  • Patent number: 6976697
    Abstract: A passenger carrier frame of the invention includes a lower frame member, a folding frame member, a back frame member and a frame folding control. These frame members are pivotally connected adjacent their ends to form a triangular arrangement in side view. The pivotal connections permit the frame to be folded and the frame folding control acts at a selected one of the pivotal connections to drive and lock pivotal rotation at that pivotal connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: 634182 Alberta Ltd.
    Inventors: Daniel William Britton, Imad Assaf
  • Publication number: 20050198386
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for user defined preferred DNS routing that include mapping for a user in a data communications application a domain name of a network host to a network address for a preferred DNS server, wherein the preferred DNS server has a network address for the domain name; receiving from the user a request for access to a resource accessible through the network host; and routing to the preferred DNS server a DNS request for the network address of the network host, the DNS request including the domain name of the network host. In typical embodiments, mapping a domain name to a network address for a preferred DNS server is carried out by storing, through the data communication application, the domain name in association with the network address for a preferred DNS server in a data structure in computer memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2004
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jos Accapadi, Mathew Accapadi, William Britton, Andrew Dunshea, Dirk Michel
  • Patent number: 6929274
    Abstract: A bicycle trailer hitch for securing a trailer to a bicycle, the trailer including a hitch arm and the bicycle having a rear wheel including an axle with an axis of rotation and a frame, the bicycle trailer hitch comprising: a hitch ball including a base end connectable to the trailer hitch arm, an opposite end formed as a ball end and a intermediate portion extending therebetween; and a bicycle-mounted hitch portion mountable on the bicycle and including a socket formed to removably retain the ball end of the hitch ball, the socket including an open end, sized to permit the ball end of the hitch ball to pass therethrough and a retainer end formed to retain the ball end therein, the open end being positioned at the forward end of the socket and the retainer end positioned at the rear of the socket such that the ball end is retained in the retainer end when the hitch arm of the trailer is extending out from the hitch behind the bicycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignee: 634182 Alberta Ltd.
    Inventors: Daniel William Britton, Imad Assaf
  • Publication number: 20040173988
    Abstract: A bicycle trailer hitch for securing a trailer to a bicycle, the trailer including a hitch arm and the bicycle having a rear wheel including an axle with an axis of rotation and a frame, the bicycle trailer hitch comprising: a hitch ball including a base end connectable to the trailer hitch arm, an opposite end formed as a ball end and a intermediate portion extending therebetween; and a bicycle-mounted hitch portion mountable on the bicycle and including a socket formed to removably retain the ball end of the hitch ball, the socket including an open end, sized to permit the ball end of the hitch ball to pass therethrough and a retainer end formed to retain the ball end therein, the open end being positioned at the forward end of the socket and the retainer end positioned at the rear of the socket such that the ball end is retained in the retainer end when the hitch arm of the trailer is extending out from the hitch behind the bicycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2003
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Applicant: ALBERTA LTD.
    Inventors: Daniel William Britton, Imad Assaf
  • Patent number: 6767028
    Abstract: A stroller is described that is foldable and includes a tracking adjustment mechanism. The stroller is folded by pivoting the main frame members about one pair of main connecting brackets. Handle height adjustment can be made at the bracket. Some foldable frame cross members are formed of cable, rather than tubing to reduce the weight and folded size of the stroller over stroller having foldable cross members formed of tubing. A stroller having adjustable wheel spacing for tracking and stroller center of gravity adjustment is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: 634182 Alberta Ltd.
    Inventors: Daniel William Britton, Miller Karl Mack